to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
consequence; outcome; result; blame
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to shake one's head (in denial)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
face; looks; vestiges; trace
in comparison to; rather than
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease